Talk:Chelsea F.C.

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Historic child sexual abuse scandal (2016)

On 29 November 2017, Chelsea became implicated in the United Kingdom football sexual abuse scandal after announcing it was investigating allegations of historical sexual abuse in the 1970s.Mendick, Robert; Rumsby, Ben (2016-11-30). "Exclusive: Chelsea made secret payment to player in child sex abuse claim". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-07-30."Chelsea open investigation into historical sex abuse allegations". The Guardian. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2021-07-30.Collomosse, James Olley, Tom (2016-12-02). "Who is Eddie Heath? Sacked scout at centre of Chelsea hush money story". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Significant investigative allegations against the club claimed that a secret payment was made to a former player who had accused the club's ex-chief scout Eddie Heath of child sexual abuse. On 2 December, Gary Johnson came forward, saying he was paid £50,000 not to go public with allegations he was sexually abused by Heath. The following day, Chelsea apologised "profusely" to Johnson, who later demanded further financial compensation from the club. On 3 December, The Independent reported a Chelsea youth player's allegation that Dario Gradi, then Chelsea's assistant manager, visited the player's family's home to "smooth over" a complaint of sexual assault against Heath in 1974. Gradi was suspended by the FA on 11 December 2016 in relation to these allegations. In August 2019, Chelsea's board apologised "unreservedly" for the mistake of allowing Heath, a "prolific and manipulative sexual abuser", to operate "unchallenged"."Chelsea statement | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC. Retrieved 2021-07-30. The apology followed an inquiry led by barrister Charles Geekie QC which heard evidence from 23 witnesses, with 15 reporting "serious and unambiguous sexual assaults", including rape."Chelsea racism case a fight for 'justice and equality'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-07-30. In May 2018, the Guardian reported Chelsea had begun paying settlements to victims of sexual abuse at the club."Chelsea issue secret payout to alleged sexual abuse victim of former scout". The Guardian. 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2021-07-30. Legal experts have predicted the total cost of compensation for abuse victims across the UK could reach more than £100m. It is not currently known how much total compensation Chelsea has paid themselves.

WP:URFA/2020

I am reviewing this article as part of WP:URFA/2020, an initiative to review English Wikipedia's oldest featured articles. After reviewing this article, I noticed the following:

• There are lots of uncited statements, mostly in the "History" section.
• There is an orange "More sources needed" banner at the top of the "Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors" section.
• There are lots of potential sources listed in "Further reading" that should be evaluated for potential use as inline citations
• There are some unreliable sources in the article like IMDB and Chelsea News (a blogspot).
• I think there are some sections of the article are not mentioned in the lead, and therefore the lead doesn't summarise all major aspects of the article.

I'm going to add this to WP:FARGIVEN. Is anyone interested in making improvments? Z1720 (talk) 00:32, 4 August 2026 (UTC)

• @GnocchiFan: You added the "unreliable sources" orange banner at the top of the page. Would you be willing to nominate this to WP:FAR, since this notice did not seem to get any responses? Z1720 (talk) 01:41, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2026

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[[Sergei Pugachev]] alleged Chelsea was bought on Putin's orders, an allegation Abramovich has denied.

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Russian businessman [[Sergei Pugachev]] alleged Chelsea was bought on the orders of [[Vladimir Putin]], an allegation Abramovich has denied.

~2026-50232-27 (talk) 13:15, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

 Done Day Creature (talk) 16:44, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Citations needed

Last update: 14:18, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

No.	Statement needing citation	Status	Ref.	Comments
1	They were FA Cup semi-finalists in 1920 and 1932 and remained in the First Division throughout the 1930s, but success eluded the club in the inter-war years.	Done	Chelsea F.C. University of Warwick -Thesis	Source 1: Cup Semis - already in article, added Named ref Source 2: 1930's elusive success - Uni Thesis. Hopefully, that is suitable - DUCKISJAMMMY
2	Drake was dismissed in 1961 and replaced by player-coach Tommy Docherty.	Done	The Guardian The Guardian	Source 1: Dismal and replacement Source 2: Player-coach - DUCKISJAMMMY
3	Under Docherty's successor, Dave Sexton, Chelsea won the FA Cup in 1970, beating Leeds United 2–1 in a final replay. The following year, Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens.	Done	Chelsea F.C. Chelsea F.C.	Source 1: Cup replays under Sexton Source 2: First European honour - DUCKISJAMMMY
4	The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 1988–89.	Done	Chelsea F.C.
5	Vialli was sacked in favour of Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup final and Champions League qualification in 2002–03.	Done	The Guardian Chelsea	Source 1: Guardian for preceding and FA Cup claim Source 2: Chelsea for CL claim - DUCKISJAMMMY
6	Most football clubs were founded first, and then sought grounds in which to play, but Chelsea were founded for Stamford Bridge.	Done	The Guardian
7	However, the stadium is sometimes still referred to as part of "Chelsea Village" or "The Village".	Not done		Not sure this claim is true, would appreciate other Chelsea fan input. - DUCKISJAMMMY
8	Since then Chelsea have always worn white socks with their home kit apart from a short spell from 1985 to 1992, when blue socks were reintroduced.	Done	The Independent
9	Previously, the kit was manufactured by Umbro (1975–81), Le Coq Sportif (1981–86), The Chelsea Collection (1986–87),	Done	historicalkits.co.uk Chelsea F.C.
10	After winning the UEFA Conference League in 2025, Chelsea became the first club to win all four main UEFA competitions.	Done	Reuters

DUCKISJAMMMY🦁✿(talk) 01:56, 3 October 2026 (UTC)